gold/silver ratio — /ˌgəυld sɪlvə ˌreɪʃiəυ/ noun a figure calculated as the number of ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold … Dictionary of banking and finance
Silver as an investment — Silver, like other precious metals, may be used as an investment. For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value. However, since the end of the silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal… … Wikipedia
Silver — This article is about the chemical element. For the color, see Silver (color). For other uses, see Silver (disambiguation). palladium ← silver → cadmium … Wikipedia
Gold as an investment — Reserves of SDR, forex and gold in 2006 … Wikipedia
Gold standard — For other uses, see Gold standard (disambiguation). Under a gold standard, paper notes are convertible into pre set, fixed quantities of gold. The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed mass… … Wikipedia
Gold — This article is about the metal. For the color, see Gold (color). For other uses, see Gold (disambiguation). platinum ← gold → mercury … Wikipedia
Silver nanoparticles — Part of a series of articles on Nanomaterials Fullerenes … Wikipedia
Gold (color) — Gold tone redirects here. For the type of photographic print, see Gold tone (print). Gold (golden) Color coordinates Hex triplet #FFD700 … Wikipedia
ratio — [rā′shō, rā′shē ō΄] n. pl. ratios [L: see REASON] 1. a fixed relation in degree, number, etc. between two similar things; proportion [a ratio of two boys to three girls] 2. Finance the relative value of gold and silver in a currency system based… … English World dictionary
Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… … Wikipedia
